Islamic State Group Appoints New Leader
The group's provinces including the Lake Chad affiliate are expected to pledge allegiance to the new leader Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi.
Listen to this story
10 Mar 2022
The Islamic State group on Thursday, March 10, confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi and the appointment of his successor, Abu Al-Hassan Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi.
The former leader of the group and spokesman was killed during a helicopter-borne assault by the United States Special Forces operations in northern Syria.
He took over the group after the killing of his predecessor Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an October 2019 raid in northwest Syria.
In an audio message shared online, the group’s new spokesman Abu Omar Al-Muhajir announced the death of the former leader alongside the group’s ex-spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi.
The Shura Council was reported to have given bay’a (pledge) of allegiance to Abu Al-Hasan Al-Hashimi Al-Quraishi.
The terror group’s provinces including Lake Chad’s Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) are expected to pledge allegiance.
ISWAP is one of the most dominant and active affiliates of the group.
Support Our Journalism
There are millions of ordinary people affected by conflict in Africa whose stories are missing in the mainstream media. HumAngle is determined to tell those challenging and under-reported stories, hoping that the people impacted by these conflicts will find the safety and security they deserve.
To ensure that we continue to provide public service coverage, we have a small favour to ask you. We want you to be part of our journalistic endeavour by contributing a token to us.
Your donation will further promote a robust, free, and independent media.
Comments
0 comments
No comments yet.
Sign in to join the discussion.
Of course, we want our exclusive stories to reach as many people as possible and would appreciate it if you republish them. We only ask that you properly attribute to HumAngle, generally including the author's name, a link to the publication and a line of acknowledgement.